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Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera].

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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United States

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New York

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New York City

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Stereoscopic views of Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

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Title
Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera].
Names
Underwood & Underwood (Publisher)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

New York City

Stereoscopic views of Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1906
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F185
Topics
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (State) -- New York
Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes views by Anthony, Bierstadt Brothers, C. H. Graves and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Photography Collection, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints & Photographs, The New York Public Library, New York, New York 10018.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views of Fifth Avenue from about 14th Street to 59th Street looking north to the Metropolitan Museum of Art: includes views of homes, businesses, churches, a man with a camera 18 stories above the street, with the Faltiron building in the background, an "undercrust" house (rootbeer and pie stand) and an "uppercrust" house (a mansion on upper Fifth); Vanderbilt residences, autos and buses.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F185
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16081757
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9d85380-c556-012f-2641-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1906: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-1cfa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-1cfa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1906). Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera]. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-1cfa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Photographing New York City - on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue[man with a camera].